Dahlan Iskan

Mr. Dahlan Iskan is an accomplished entrepreneur and author of several best seller books. Starting as a reporter and driven by his extraordinary hard work and entrepreneurial skill, within 12 years, Dahlan became the CEO of an ailing regional paper, Jawa Pos, which, under his leadership, was transformed into a major news network with over 80 newspapers, tabloids, magazines and a series of TV stations and a book publisher. In December 2009, the Indonesian government appointed him to be the CEO of an ailing mammoth state-owned electrical company, PLN. Rather than demanding CEO perks, he drives his own car, lives in his own house, and asks for no bonuses. In 2011, he was with greater responsibility to be the Minister of State-Owned Enterprises. Dahlan is a civil servant with a golden heart. His appearance is unassumingly, very simple and easy going.